The Malaysian Insight

Twenty-four year-old Amirul Syaqir Anuar dreamt of becoming an aircraft engineer and put in the work for several years to earn his degree in the field.

But the paper degree has not helped him achieve his dream; instead, he is one of many other engineering graduates, tooting their motorcycle horns as they navigate traffic doing food deliveries.

Graduate unemployment has been an issue for Malaysia for several years, and despite calls for universities to work more closely with industries to ensure skills and jobs are matched, the problem remains consistent.

The Statistics Department recorded 516,600 unemployed graduates in the first quarter of 2019. – September 19, 2019.